James has played guitar for years including stints with some major artist. He studied with Jackie King, Barney Kessel, Lenny Breau and David Hill. James has a unique slant on smooth jazz. That comes from spending alot of time in the Caribbean islands and absorbing the rhythms of the islands. Overall, you are going to get a great smooth vibe from the smooth jazz guitar of James Parker.

The World of the Guitar of James

Having indepthly studied the styles of Jackie King, George Benson, Lenny Breau, Earl Klugh, Ricky Skaggs, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Joe Maphis, Joe Pass, Norman Brown & Leon Rhodes, James covers jazz, country, blues, rock, bossa nova with the ease of confidence. He has played in major resorts, performed aboard cruise ships, played at casinos, hotels & clubs the world over. Having started learning from the recordings of John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee and countless studio musicians, his style contains elements of almost every type of music from reggae to jazz. James is also an endorsed artist for Heritage Guitars. www.heritageguitar.com. For your special function requiring a soloist, duo, trio on up, contact James at (910) 445-6182 or JRPguitarist@aol.com